Primary pupil who stab fellow pupil to death over earphone arrested

The police in Kogi have arrested a 13-
year-old boy, Yinusa Halilu, for
allegedly killing his friend and
classmate, Mustapha Kazeem, 12,
over a damaged earpiece.
ACP Austin Evakhabokun, the Acting
Commissioner of Police in Kogi, made
this known to journalists on Monday
in Lokoja.
Evakhabokun said that a scuffle
ensued between the suspect and the
deceased, both primary school pupils,
when the suspect demanded the
return of the earpiece he lent to the
deceased.
He disclosed that the late Kazeem
said that the earpiece was damaged
and Halilu demanded monetary
compensation for the damaged
earphone.
He said that the demand enraged the
deceased who reportedly called the
suspect a thief, adding that this
resulted in an exchange of hot words,
as Halilu insisted on collecting the
money by force.
Evakhabokun said that Kazeem
became furious and rushed into the
house, brought out a sharp cutlass
and inflicted cuts on the suspect’s
head.
He said that the suspect reportedly
rushed to a nearby restaurant with his
machete cuts and picked a sharp
knife, with which he stabbed the
deceased in the chest, leading to his
death.
In an interview with newsmen, the
suspect said that he borrowed the
telephone earpiece from someone,
saying that he insisted on replacing it
since he did not know what to tell the
owner.
He said that Kazeem was his friend
and that they were both in Primary
Five.
Halilu said that the deceased hit him
on his head with a machete, adding
that in retaliation, he stabbed him in
the chest, which led to his death.
The police also paraded 14 armed
robbery suspects, including an 85-
year-old man, whose nephew was
involved in car robbery, and a
homicide suspect.

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